Leadership once evoked clenched fists and marching drums, yet such force only deepens divisions. Actual authority, I have learned, grows from the quiet bravery of listening. When we approach even the angriest opponent as a brother, suspicion softens like wax in the sun, and the path toward shared purpose becomes suddenly visible.

This principle guided our nonviolent campaigns across India. We did not coerce the British; we revealed the injustice of their rule by refusing to cooperate with it. Each volunteer spinning cotton or walking barefoot to the salt pans embodied an argument more eloquent than any petition drafted in polished chambers.

In your company, classroom, or family, the same law prevails. Influence earned through empathy cannot be revoked by decree, for it resides in hearts rather than rulebooks. Begin today by greeting adversaries with curiosity, by seeking the fragment of truth they guard. When they feel understood, they may follow further than fear ever compelled, their steps toward shared peace together.

Offer sincere listening to a critic, find common ground, and model cooperation for your circle today.

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Pile drivers echoed across Pier T on Wednesday as the Port of Long Beach, Schneider Electric, and contractor Manson broke ground on the West Coast’s largest elevated solar canopy, a $290 million array spanning 110 acres of concrete container stacks. Officials say the steel truss roof will generate 120 megawatts while shading zero-emission yard equipment.

Designers threaded panels between gantry‑crane rails, routing cables to microgrid batteries that can fast‑charge 500 electric straddlers nightly and export surplus power to 18,000 homes. Prefabricated girder modules, fabricated in Fresno, will arrive by barge, trimming freeway traffic and shaving four months off the schedule, according to project engineers, who cite benefits to supply chain resilience.

Construction peaks next summer with 600 union ironworkers, electricians, and apprentices from Long Beach City College’s new green‑ports program. Once energized in 2027, the canopy will slash terminal carbon emissions 65 percent, cut heat stress days for dockworkers, and anchor a renewable waterfront district expected to attract hydrogen tug retrofits and battery‑swap truck depots by 2030.

Snow spattered the sagebrush at Idaho National Laboratory on Monday as Energy Secretary Granholm swung a chrome‑lined shovel, officially launching construction of the Aurora microreactor, the nation’s first commercial advanced fission plant. Oklo engineers, Shoshone‑Bannock drummers, and drone cameras surrounded a freshly staked ten‑acre pad beside the Big Lost River.

Crews will excavate 14 feet of basalt, pour a seismically isolated concrete bathtub, and lower a stainless steel reactor vessel capable of running on high-assay, low-enriched uranium for eight years without refueling. Passive heat pipes route decay energy to rooftop radiators, and a buried data cable links real‑time sensors to university partners nationwide.

The $700 million project combines a newly closed Department of Energy loan, private climate-tech equity, and a power purchase agreement with the lab’s supercomputer campus, promising carbon-free electrons by 2028. Contractors forecast 900 union jobs, with 40 percent of subcontract awards expected to go to Idaho tribes and veteran-owned firms. At the same time, regulators tout lessons learned that will inform future microgrids and emergency training during intense wildfire seasons.

Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance on Tuesday added shredded‑tire foam panels to the state residential energy code, approving them as a prescriptive substitute for fiberglass batts in walls and attics beginning July 27. Oak Ridge National Laboratory tests show that the rubber foam delivers R-6 per inch, resists mold, and eliminates the need for separate vapor retarders.

Knoxville’s Volunteer Homes trial‑installed the dark panels Wednesday inside a 2,000‑square‑foot ranch. Two framers slid four‑by‑eight sheets between studs without knives or staplers, finishing insulation eighty minutes faster than usual. The University of Tennessee thermography recorded even temperatures during a 95-degree afternoon, while sound meters logged a nine-decibel drop in interior noise.

Builders estimate that panels add $540 in materials, yet save $780 in labor and dumpster fees because trimmings are returned to Voltek’s factory for remolding. State Farm previewed a six percent reduction in homeowners’ premiums after fire tests showed the material self-extinguishing within 12 seconds. The Tennessee Housing Development Agency’s Green Start mortgage will increase caps by $8,000 for projects utilizing the foam statewide, effective this fall.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today’s toolbox talk covers safe fueling practices. Fueling equipment improperly can cause severe fires, spills, or explosions.

Why It Matters
Fuel-related incidents pose significant risks, resulting in injuries, environmental hazards, or costly damage.

Strategies for Safe Fueling

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Following safe fueling practices prevents accidents and keeps us all safe.

Fuel safely protects lives!